Eye injury in migrant farm workers and suggested hazard controls

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-274

  Lacey, Steven E ^a   Forst, Linda S ^a   Petrea, Robert E ^b   Conroy, Lorraine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye injury; Migrant farm workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547989655     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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